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AN ACT
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relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency |
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medical transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1954.001(4), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(4) "Transportation network company" means a |
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corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity |
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operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect a |
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transportation network company rider to a transportation network |
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company driver for a prearranged ride. [The term does not include
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an entity arranging nonemergency medical transportation under a
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contract with the state or a managed care organization for
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individuals qualifying for Medicaid or Medicare.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 1954.002, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1954.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter |
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applies to automobile insurance policies in this state, including |
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policies issued by a Lloyd's plan, a reciprocal or interinsurance |
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exchange, and a county mutual insurance company. |
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(b) This chapter does not apply to an entity arranging |
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nonemergency medical transportation services under a contract with |
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the state or a managed care organization for individuals qualifying |
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for Medicaid or Medicare unless the entity: |
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(1) provides the transportation services through a |
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digital network that connects transportation network company |
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drivers to transportation network company riders for prearranged |
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rides; |
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(2) contracts individually with each transportation |
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network company driver who is connected to transportation network |
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company riders for the prearranged rides through the entity's |
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digital network; and |
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(3) otherwise meets all requirements under the |
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Medicaid or Medicare program for delivery of nonemergency medical |
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transportation services. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2501 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2501 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |